"The Big Fall" 1997 Straight to Video R 1h 30m.
It was released direct to video on October 14, 1997, having previously aired on HBO in April 1997.
Interesting side note, C Thomas Howell directs this as well as acting in it. That ain't easy. On top of that, Howell is an excellent actor. Waaaay better than Bruce Willis.
Sophie Ward plays Emma Roussell, the slinky, sultry, femme fatale. She speaks slowly and deliberately in that manner that inflames a boy's passions. She even makes smoking a cigarette a sexual experience.
Some like to call it film noir. I just like to think of this genre as, seedy PI. You know the ones. Seedy office. Rumpled suit. Bottle of whiskey in the bottom desk drawer. Hero gets beat up a lot.
There is a lot witty tough-guy banter and gritty narration in a silly Bogart-esque style. I think it is that narrating that sets the film noir / PI movies apart from other movies. Remember the Spillane movies with Stacey Keach? Or, the Baretta TV Series with Robert Blake?
If you've never heard of this one before, it's a really good movie. But then, I like seedy PI movies. It has an interesting, and original story. William Applegate Jr. Wrote the screenplay. He wrote many, including, "L. A. Heat" 1996.
That wailing trumpet with a mute, swirls throughout the whole movie. I love it. Again setting the mood for the seedy PI movie.
Are you ready for this. Noflicks does not carry this one! LMAO What a shocker. I wore out my VHS copy, and had to buy a DVD copy in order to watch it every so often.
The Bushwacker 12/21/2021.
